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the school newspaper has a circulation of 500 and sells for $.035 a copy. the students decide to raise the price to increase the

Alik [6]

Let x be the number of times they raise the price on the newspaper. Then the new cost of the newspaper is

$.35+.05x$

Let y be the newspaper they sell, then the income will be

$y(.35+.05x)$

Now, we know that the circulation is of 500, assuming that they sold every newspaper at the original price now the number the will sell will be

$y=500-20x$

Plugging the value of y in the first expression we have that the income will be

$\begin{gathered} f(x)=(500-20x)(.35+\text{0}.5x)=175+25x-7x-x^2 \\ =-x^2+18x+175 \end{gathered}$

Then the income is given by the function

$f(x)=-x^2+18x+175$

To find the maximum value of this functions (thus the maximum income) we need to take the derivative of the function,

$\begin{gathered} \frac{df}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}(-x^2+18x+175) \\ =-2x+18 \end{gathered}$

no we equate the derivative to zero and solve for x.

$\begin{gathered} \frac{df}{dx}=0 \\ -2x+18=0 \\ -2x=-18 \\ x=\frac{-18}{-2} \\ x=9 \end{gathered}$

This means that we have an extreme value of the function when x=9. Now we need to find out if this value is a maximum or a minimum. To do this we need to take the second derivative of the function, then

$\begin{gathered} \frac{d^2f}{dx^2}=\frac{d}{dx}(\frac{df}{dx}) \\ =\frac{d}{dx}(-2x+18) \\ =-2 \end{gathered}$

Since the second derivative is negative in the point x=9, we conclude that this value is a maximum of the function.

With this we conclude that the number of times that they should raise the price to maximize the income is 9. This means that they will raise the price of the newspaper (9)($0.05)=$0.45.

Therefore the price to maximize the income is $0.35+$0.45=$0.80.

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1 year ago

Trig question, please help! :)

Ronch [10]

Answer:

I can not see the image but if you write it I promise that I will answer it as quickly as possible

Step-by-step explanation:

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3 years ago

The following 5 keys are for the following 5 locked padlocks. Each key opens one and only one padlock. Different keys open diffe

Scilla [17]

${5}^{5}$

is the answer.

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3 years ago

Kirenna's boss, Tanae, believes that women are not capable of making top-level decisions. Kireena's decisions are often sideline

Ugo [173]

Answer:

e. a civil right infringement lawsuit

Step-by-step explanation:

A civil right infringement lawsuit is a lawsuit filed by an offender whose civil rights have been violated by others. Civil rights are those rights of the citizens that is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States to its people. They are right to equality, right to freedom, right to employment and all those rights that is included in the Bill of Rights of the US constitution.

So, when Kirenna was terminated by her boss, Tanae on the grounds on the discrimination of gender, Kirenna can file a civil right infringement lawsuit against her boss, Tanae.

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3 years ago

You have $2000 to deposit for 7 years and two account options. The first earns you simple interest at a rate of 4% and the secon

pogonyaev

Answer:

First account (simple interest)

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of interest earned by the first account is ...

I = Prt = $2000·0.04·7 = $2000·0.28 = $560

The amount in the second account at the end of 7 year is ...

FV = P·(1+r)^t = $2000·1.02^7 = $2297.37

so you have earned $297.37 in interest on the second account.

$560 is more than $297, so the First Account (simple interest) earns more money.

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3 years ago